Chapter 168 Hattori Heiji Appears
This is Xiaoyu's last name...

Xiaolan thought silently.

When she mentioned this last name, she thought of Xiaoyu and Mr. Erjuyu.

In Tokyo, the surname Aragaki is not very common. As far as Xiaolan knows, among the people she knows, only Xiaoyu and Mr. Nijuuyu have this surname.

Thinking of Xiaoyu, Xiaolan subconsciously looked around. With just one glance, she found the blond boy and his two friends in the crowd.

"Xiao Yu is here too." Xiao Lan turned around and looked at Aragaki Yukimi, becoming even more curious: "What is the relationship between this lady and Xiao Yu?"

When Xiaolan first met Ruroyu, she thought he was Zeyu's brother. The reason was simple: they both had blonde hair, the same surname, and their looks and temperaments were too similar.

If you say that they are not brothers, Xiaolan will be the first one who refuses to believe it.

As for the Miss Aragaki in front of him, although she has the same last name as Xiaoyu, she is not blonde, and her appearance and temperament are different from the other two Aragakis, the difference is too great.

Although Aragaki Yukimi is also a beauty, her appearance is only slightly inferior to Xiaolan, but even with this level of appearance, she is still not good enough compared to Sawaha and the others.

If the three of them were put together and compared, Aragaki Yumi would be heavily outshined by the peerless beauty of Sawaha and the other two, and would look no different from a passerby on the street.

There is such a huge difference in their looks that Xuemei and Zeyu don’t look like siblings at all, and they may not even be relatives.

It seems that maybe they just happen to have the same surname and are not actually related by blood?
But if that is really the case, then why would Miss Aragaki appear at the banquet at the same time as Xiaoyu?

If it is a coincidence, the surname Aragaki is not common. It is too coincidental that two people with the same surname appear at the same banquet, right?

Xiaolan fell into deep thought.

"This is Mr. Maori's daughter, Miss Xiaolan, right?" Xue Mei interrupted Xiaolan's thoughts and said with a smile: "I heard that Miss Xiaolan and the famous Kudo detective are in a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship?"

When Uncle Maori heard this, his face became a little grim, but it only flashed for a moment and he quickly restrained himself and put a smile on his face again.

Uncle Maori has never been wary of beautiful women. Otherwise, he would not have been drunk by a strange woman in Izu.

Even when Yukimi mentioned the relationship between Kudo Shinichi and Xiaolan, Uncle Maori just gave a slightly sour look, but he didn't think much about it, nor did he doubt the meaning and purpose of Yukimi's contact with both of them.

After all, they are just ordinary people. Even if it is Kudo Shinichi, his identity is not that special, and basically no one will contact them because of this.

Who would take the trouble to contact a few ordinary people and then profit from them?

Uncle Maori believes that although his family is not poor, they do not have any interests that can be exploited by others.

Instead of plotting against them, others might as well plot against the bosses of those big conglomerates.

Therefore, Uncle Maori is very confident about these beauties who come to contact him, and he doesn't think about what their goals are.

What's more, Uncle Maori is quite narcissistic. Once a beautiful woman comes to approach him, he will think that it is his charm that has taken effect, and his already low IQ will drop directly to the bottom.

As for vigilance, he had long forgotten where it had gone.

"Boyfriend or girlfriend... where is there such a thing?" Xiaolan blushed instantly after hearing Xuemei's words. It seemed as if steam was coming out of her head. She quietly defended herself, "Who would like that arrogant, conceited, proud person who only has reasoning in his eyes..."

Before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by a strange voice.

"A tone-deaf, soccer-savvy, Sherlock Holmes-loving, and a famous detective on par with me, Kudo Shinichi, right?"

A dark-skinned boy stood next to Xiaolan. He reached out and grabbed the brim of his baseball cap, his face full of confidence.

"Are you... Mr. Hattori from Kansai?" Xiaolan was stunned for a moment, and after a little thought, she recognized the identity of the black-skinned boy.

Although she didn't know much about this guy and had a very unfamiliar impression of him, she had at least heard of him and had seen his information in the newspaper.

"So you are also a Sherlock Holmes fan?"

Today's banquet is for Sherlock Holmes fans. Hattori Heiji will appear here. He should be a Sherlock Holmes fan like Shinichi and Conan.

"Of course not." Hattori Heiji waved his hand and said casually: "I just think that Kudo Shinichi should not miss this banquet. I will wait for him here."

"Besides, I admire Ellery Queen more than Conan Doyle..."

As soon as the words fell, a strong murderous aura filled the entire hall, and everyone, including Conan, cast hostile glances at him.

As for Hiroki, his gaze wasn't exactly hostile, but it wasn't very friendly either.

Seeing everyone's reactions, Hattori Heiji was shocked. He had a feeling that if he continued talking, he might get a beating from multiple people.

He immediately became timid, sweating profusely, and said awkwardly: "Of course, Conan Doyle is more skilled..."

Hearing this, the murderous looks on everyone's faces in the hall suddenly turned into smiles, except for Conan who still had a dead look on his face.

Although Conan had met him once before and had a good impression of him, perhaps because Hattori Heiji was standing next to Xiaolan, Conan felt a little unhappy.

After all, Conan is very jealous, and once he gets jealous, no one can stop him.

Conan walked up to Hattori Heiji, stretched out his hand to pull his sleeve, raised his head, and said with a childlike face: "Brother Hattori, long time no see."

Seeing Xiaolan and Hattori Heiji chatting, Conan interrupted them without hesitation, acting like a light bulb and interrupting their conversation.

What would happen if we let them keep talking?
Faced with this situation, Conan will not sit idly by.

"Little Conan." Hattori Heiji looked down at Conan, smiled slightly, and rubbed his head with his hand: "Are you a Sherlock Holmes fan like Kudo Shinichi?"

Since Conan had just made a big splash, Hattori Heiji of course noticed him.

When he first discovered that Conan was also here, Hattori Heiji was a little surprised, but now, his mood has returned to a calm state.

"Mr. Hattori, do you know Conan?" Xiaolan blinked curiously.

(End of this chapter)